Earwax removal cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 81 hospitals publish a cash price for earwax removal with instruments, one ear: from $14.00 to $20,055.53, with a median of $94.00. The lowest price is at Henry Ford Health St John Hospital (Detroit). The highest price is 1432.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $94.00, is 24% below the US median of $124.00.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Michigan ranks 12th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 22 of 81 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 69210. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$14.00Henry Ford Health St John Hospital
Median$94.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$20,055.53in Michigan
Lowest saves$80.00vs the median
Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital lowest Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CERUMEN REMOVAL - PATIENT PAY | $14.00 | $25.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson one side Carson City · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $19.00 | $76.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton one side St. Johns · Lansing-East Lansing, MI Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $19.00 | $76.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton one side Charlotte · Lansing-East Lansing, MI Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $19.00 | $76.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia one side Ionia · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $19.00 | $76.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing one side Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $19.00 | $76.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor one side Ypsilanti · Ypsilanti, MI HC Removal Cerumen Impacted Unilateral Lt | $30.55 | $47.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Caro Region one side Caro · Caro, MI Removal Impacted Cerumen Requiring Instrumentation, Unilateral 69210 | $37.35 | $74.70 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Healthcare Owosso · Owosso, MI REM IMPACTED EAR WAX-PhHOS | $39.20 | $49.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Eaton Rapids Medical Center Eaton Rapids · Lansing-East Lansing, MI REMOVAL OF EAR WAX | $39.56 | $79.11 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing one side Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $40.60 | $81.20 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Health Partners, Mercy Campus one side Muskogen · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI HC Removal Cerumen Impacted Unilateral Lt | $42.25 | $65.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie Memorial Hospital Sandusky · Sandusky, MI REM IMPACTED CERUMEN 1 OR 2 EAR(S) | $44.80 | $56.00 | May 31, 2025 source file |
| Holland Community Hospital Holland · Holland, MI Removal of impacted ear wax | $45.00 | $75.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI RMVL IMPCT CERUMEN UNI*69210 | $49.84 | $89.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Central Michigan Mount Pleasant · Mount Pleasant, MI Remove Impacted Ear Wax Ins Uni | $52.60 | $105.20 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Remove Impacted Ear Wax Ins Uni | $54.55 | $109.10 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Deckerville Community Hospital one side Deckerville · Deckerville, MI Removal Impacted Cerumen Instrumentation Unilat | $62.32 | $82.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron one side Port Huron · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI BP Removal Impacted Cerumen Requiring Instrumentation, Unilateral 69210 | $63.70 | $127.40 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Beacon Allegan Allegan · Holland, MI REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN | $63.82 | $130.25 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital one side Marquette · Marquette, MI Removal impacted cerumen requiring instrumentation, unilateral | $63.95 | $106.59 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Bell Hospital one side Ishpeming · Marquette, MI Removal impacted cerumen requiring instrumentation, unilateral | $64.31 | $107.18 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 69210 REMOVL IMPACTED CER | $66.05 | $132.10 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus Novi · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI RMVL IMPCT CERUMEN UNI*69210 | $67.20 | $120.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital Southfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI RMVL IMPCT CERUMEN UNI*69210 | $67.20 | $120.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Remove Impacted Ear Wax Ins Uni | $68.50 | $137.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Northern Michigan one side Petoskey · Petoskey, MI BP Removal Impacted Cerumen Requiring Instrumentation, Unilateral 69210 | $68.80 | $137.60 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Harbor Beach Community Hospital Harbor Beach · Harbor Beach, MI REMOVAL CERUMEN REQUIRES INSTRUMENT | $72.00 | $96.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Charlevoix · Charlevoix, MI REMOVE IMPACT EARWAX W/ INSTRU BCE | $77.35 | $91.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB REMV IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENT | $81.12 | $110.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB REMV IMPACTED CERUMEN INSTRUMENT | $81.12 | $110.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Helen Newberry Joy Hospital Newberry · Newberry, MI Removal of impacted ear wax | $82.22 | $130.50 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Iron River Hospital Iron River · Iron River, MI Fac Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears | $83.85 | $129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Ironwood Hospital Ironwood · Ironwood, MI Fac Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears | $83.85 | $129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital Laurium · Houghton, MI Fac Rmvl Impacted Cerumen Spx 1/Bth Ears | $83.85 | $129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys one side Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC Removal Cerumen Impacted Unilateral Lt | $84.50 | $130.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Remove Impacted Ear Wax Ins Uni | $87.00 | $174.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia one side Livonia · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Removal Cerumen Impacted Unilateral Lt | $88.40 | $136.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Tx Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr | $94.00 | $94.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN W INSTR | $94.00 | $94.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Tx Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr | $94.00 | $94.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region one side Bay City · Bay City, MI BP Removal Impacted Cerumen Requiring Instrumentation, Unilateral 69210 | $98.40 | $196.80 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI IMPACT WAX REMOV INSTRMNT | $99.00 | $132.00 | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital Big Rapids · Big Rapids, MI HC UC REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN W INSTR | $103.00 | $103.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Gerber Hospital Fremont · Fremont, MI Hc Uc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr | $103.00 | $103.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN W INSTR | $103.00 | $103.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Ludington Hospital Ludington · Ludington, MI HC UC REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN W INSTR | $103.00 | $103.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Pennock Hospital Hastings · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN W INSTR | $103.00 | $103.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Reed City Hospital Reed City · Reed City, MI Hc Uc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr | $103.00 | $103.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Uc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr | $103.00 | $103.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska · Traverse City, MI REMOVE IMPACT EARWAX W/ INSTRU BCE | $103.70 | $122.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital Lanse · Lanse, MI REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN | $104.00 | $104.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City · Traverse City, MI REMOVE IMPACT EARWAX W/ INSTRU BCE | $106.25 | $125.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Grayling Grayling · Grayling, MI REMOVE IMPACT EARWAX W/ INSTRU BCE | $108.80 | $128.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital Manistee · Manistee, MI Removal impacted cerumen separate procedure one or both ears | $109.65 | $129.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Cadillac Cadillac · Cadillac, MI Cerumen Removal Instrumentation 69210 | $111.35 | $131.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Frankfort · Traverse City, MI Cerumen Removal Instrumentation 69210 | $111.35 | $131.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Helen Devos Childrens Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN W INSTR | $113.00 | $113.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center one side Cooper Saginaw · Saginaw, MI HCHG REMOVAL OF IMPACTED CERUMEM USING INSTRUMENTATION UNILATERAL | $113.40 | $162.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center one side Saginaw · Saginaw, MI HCHG REMOVAL OF IMPACTED CERUMEM USING INSTRUMENTATION UNILATERAL | $113.40 | $162.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI HC-Removal Impacted Ear Wax | $116.80 | $292.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Remove impacted ear wax uni | $121.60 | $152.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Flint Flint · Flint, MI Remove Impacted Ear Wax Ins Uni | $129.30 | $258.60 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital Watervliet · Niles, MI Hc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr | $136.00 | $136.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph St Joseph · Niles, MI HC REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN W INSTR | $136.00 | $136.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn Dearborn · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN W INSTR | $229.00 | $229.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Remove Impact Cerumen W Instr | $229.00 | $229.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN W INSTR | $229.00 | $229.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC TX REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN W INSTR | $229.00 | $229.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC TX REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN W INSTR | $229.00 | $229.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital Farmington Hills · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN W INSTR | $229.00 | $229.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC TX REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN W INSTR | $229.00 | $229.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC TX REMOVE IMPACT CERUMEN W INSTR | $229.00 | $229.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Health Three Rivers · Sturgis, MI REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX | $232.05 | $357.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital Gaylord · Gaylord, MI Removal impacted cerumen separate procedure one or both ears | $238.85 | $281.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI REMVL IMPAC CERUMEN W/ INST | $391.50 | $522.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI REMOVE IMPACTED CERUMEN | $441.00 | $588.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI REMVL IMPAC CERUMEN W/INST UNI | $442.50 | $590.00 | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| UP Health System - Portage one side Hancock · Houghton, MI Removal impacted cerumen requiring instrumentation, unilateral | $821.83 | $1,369.72 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Removal Cerumen Impacted Bl | $14,491.64 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Removal Cerumen Impacted Bl | $20,055.53 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 26 | $14.00 | $164.00 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 11 | $19.00 | $94.00 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 5 | $19.00 | $19.00 |
| Traverse City, MI | 3 | $103.70 | $106.25 |
| Holland, MI | 2 | $45.00 | $54.41 |
| Houghton, MI | 2 | $83.85 | $452.84 |
| Marquette, MI | 2 | $63.95 | $64.13 |
| Niles, MI | 2 | $136.00 | $136.00 |
| Saginaw, MI | 2 | $113.40 | $113.40 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $116.80 | $116.80 |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $98.40 | $98.40 |
| Big Rapids, MI | 1 | $103.00 | $103.00 |
| Caro, MI | 1 | $37.35 | $37.35 |
| Charlevoix, MI | 1 | $77.35 | $77.35 |
| Cadillac, MI | 1 | $111.35 | $111.35 |
| Deckerville, MI | 1 | $62.32 | $62.32 |
| Fremont, MI | 1 | $103.00 | $103.00 |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $129.30 | $129.30 |
| Gaylord, MI | 1 | $238.85 | $238.85 |
| Grayling, MI | 1 | $108.80 | $108.80 |
| Harbor Beach, MI | 1 | $72.00 | $72.00 |
| Iron River, MI | 1 | $83.85 | $83.85 |
| Ironwood, MI | 1 | $83.85 | $83.85 |
| Lanse, MI | 1 | $104.00 | $104.00 |
| Ludington, MI | 1 | $103.00 | $103.00 |
| Manistee, MI | 1 | $109.65 | $109.65 |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $52.60 | $52.60 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 1 | $42.25 | $42.25 |
| Newberry, MI | 1 | $82.22 | $82.22 |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $39.20 | $39.20 |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $68.80 | $68.80 |
| Reed City, MI | 1 | $103.00 | $103.00 |
| Sandusky, MI | 1 | $44.80 | $44.80 |
| Sturgis, MI | 1 | $232.05 | $232.05 |
| Ypsilanti, MI | 1 | $30.55 | $30.55 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What earwax removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Earwax removal explained.
Earwax removal with instruments, one ear in other states
- Alabama$98.00
- Alaska$200.46
- Arizona$407.00
- Arkansas$91.25
- California$189.00
- Colorado$159.36
- Connecticut$170.50
- Delaware$259.56
- District of Columbia$218.16, 3 hospitals
- Florida$202.48
- Georgia$359.00
- Hawaii$202.30
- Idaho$103.45
- Illinois$125.00
- Indiana$159.90
- Iowa$101.43
- Kansas$120.56
- Kentucky$110.40
- Louisiana$65.00
- Maine$59.60
- Maryland$355.36, 4 hospitals
- Massachusetts$273.15
- Minnesota$123.66
- Mississippi$80.50
- Missouri$103.73
- Montana$85.23
- Nebraska$85.00
- Nevada$164.10
- New Hampshire$65.58
- New Jersey$279.80
- New Mexico$149.40
- New York$130.00
- North Carolina$145.85
- North Dakota$115.00
- Ohio$154.70
- Oklahoma$75.00
- Oregon$112.00
- Pennsylvania$134.10
- Puerto Rico$45.41, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$121.80
- South Carolina$126.75
- South Dakota$167.00
- Tennessee$73.92
- Texas$124.51
- Utah$143.78
- Vermont$165.97
- Virginia$172.28
- Washington$170.47
- West Virginia$70.75
- Wisconsin$83.85
- Wyoming$157.09
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.